| Accession Number | E02625A |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Camon |
| Date made | 3 July 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy (standing on boxes), delivers an address to the Australian ...
Description
Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy (standing on boxes), delivers an address to the Australian soldiers. Identified: Sir John Monash (left, on one knee); General Rosenthal (standing, centre); General Birdwood (third from right); Captain E. T. Boddam MC, 2nd Division Ammunition Column (second from right). The 2nd Division assembled at Camon during a visit of the Prime Minister, the Hon. W M Hughes, with Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for the Australian Navy. Mr E A Box, Secretary to the High Commissioner for Australia, appears in the right foreground, and on his left Lieutenant General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB, Australian Corps Commander (third from the left). German prisoners being marched to the rear of the Australian positions at Poulainville, after being captured in the early morning in the battle of Hamel. Around 1,500 prisoners were taken in this operation. Note the man on the bicycle in the left foreground. This is a duplicate of a stereo image held at E02625.